The titular Popcorn Boys, Daniel Trainor and Kyle Jamieson, are two obsessive friends who have very strong opinions on all things movies. From the latest releases to box office, awards season to theater food, the Boys break it down every week with the humor and passion of two grown men desperately in search of an outlet. Grab some 'corn, cozy up to your phone and join the party, baby!
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe titular Popcorn Boys, Daniel Trainor and Kyle Jamieson, are two obsessive friends who have very strong opinions on all things movies. From the latest releases to box office, awards season to theater food, the Boys break it down every week with the humor and passion of two grown men desperately in search of an outlet.
Recent episodes include "#107 - "Digger," "Primetime," "Verity," and "The Social Reckoning"" (16 October 2026, 101 minutes), "#106 - "One Night Only" Is Absolutely Insane and We Have to Talk About It" (13 August 2026, 144 minutes), and "#105 - The "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" Episode" (7 August 2026, 116 minutes).
The Popcorn Boys publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 121 minutes across 107 episodes.
Booking probability for The Popcorn Boys is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Popcorn Boys requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Popcorn Boys's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Popcorn Boys is a tv show with 107 episodes published.
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The Popcorn Boys
The Boys have been around the country and memorably into Quebec since their last recording -- but they've also been spending plenty of time at the movies! At long last, they reckon with "Digger," romance about...
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"One Night Only" promises two things: 1. Single people can only have sex one night out of the year and 2. It won't make any god damn sense. The Boys are here to break down the new movie starring Callum Turner and Monica...
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Spidey is back and, somehow, bigger than ever. The Boys break down the insane box office performance of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," what makes Spider-Man so popular, the aura of Tom Holland and Zendaya and why movie...
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At long last, two white men have been given microphones to talk about Christopher Nolan. To celebrate the release of "The Odyssey," The Boys go all the way back to the beginning to track Nolan's roots, what makes him so...
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In honor of Taylor Swift's "I Knew It, I Knew You" from "Toy Story 5," which will almost surely have her in the thick of the Oscar race, The Boys did a deep dive into the Best Original Song category and ranked all 92...
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To celebrate the release of "Disclosure Day," the Boys look back at the filmography of Steven Spielberg the only way they know how: by ranking all of his movie titles from worst to best. Along the way, they discuss some...
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"Backrooms" has exploded onto the scene, leaving The Boys with plenty of questions, excitement and concerns about their own respective immortalities. Plus, a deep dive into Shania Twain lore, the Lena Dunham conundrum...
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It's the historic 100th episode of The Popcorn Boys and the Boys are, quite fittingly, here to talk about one of the craziest box office phenomenons of all-time. "Obsession" has come out of nowhere to smash records and...
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"The Drama," starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, asks the age old question: What would you do if, days before your wedding, you found out your fiancee almost shot up her school? The Boys are here to get...
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The highly-anticipated "Project Hail Mary" is here to beg the question: Is Ryan Gosling the best we have? The Boys break down the space blockbuster, its potential chances at the Oscars and whatever was going on with...
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Live from the beautiful Santa Monica Pier, the most prestigious event on the Popcorn Boys calendar is here! The 2026 Popcorn Boys Perfectly Popped Movie Awards have arrived, which will finally answer questions like: Who...
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The Popcorn Boys Perfectly Popped Movie of the Year Awards are back — and they're better and weirder than ever! Find out who scored nominations for some of the most prestigious awards in all of entertainment, like the...
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With the 98th annual Academy Awards right around the corner, The Boys took a look back at the last 50 movies to be nominated for Best Picture — including this year — and set out to rank them from best to worst. Belfast...
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'Wuthering Heights' has arrived and The Boys are feeling things all over their bodies. To celebrate, they do a deep dive into the career of Margot Robbie - from 'The Wolf of Wall Street' to 'I, Tonya' - and land with a...
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The Boys are back to discuss the movie on everybody's lips....THE RIP! What is a rip? Why do we care about rips? Is Kyle Chandler America's Dad? All of these questions are answered, but most importantly, The Boys break...
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The most anticipated day on the Popcorn Boys calendar is here again! Daniel and Kyle perform the annual and exhaustive task of sorting through all the 2026 movie releases in an effort to figure out which ones are going...
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It's time go head back to Pandora. The Na'vi have returned to the big screen for another 6-hour adventure, and this one has everything . Fire! Ash! Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter! Ping pong has also never been hotter...
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With Oscar season kicked into high gear, The Boys dissect three wildly different movies - "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery," "Hamnet" and "Train Dreams" - and why each one surprised them for different reasons...
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"Wicked: For Good" finally hit theaters and it's...bad? Kinda good? Absolutely insane? Maybe all of the above! The Boys break down Cynthia and Ariana's return to the screen, why there are so many damn animals, Jonathan...
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The Boys are back to discuss 'Frankenstein,' the lore of Mary Shelley, the power of the theater experience and why 'Die My Love' is proving to be the most divisive movie of the year. Pop, pop!
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